Preview: 31 points divide the squads so far, Monaco the sharpest side. Will Troyes shorten the gap?
- Troyes have the most conceded goals (55) in Ligue 1
- Monaco have scored in all their away matches so far.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Troyes form and stats
With 1 Ligue 1 win, 7 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Troyes are certainly not brimming with confidence. Troyes are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade de l'Aube with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in ten attempts.
In their previous game, the manager Kisnorbo led his Troyes to a defeat away at Ajaccio. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade de l'Aube. The forward Lopes bettered all the other players in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.34 out of 10. Lopes hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).
Ahead of that match, Troyes lost 0-1 at home to Montpellier.Take note: 18 of the latest 23 league matches from these players have had goals from both teams.
Troyes have conceded 18 from these games.
Monaco form and stats
Monaco have an excellent away record in the Ligue 1 so far with 8-3-1 from 12 games. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Monaco are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Monaco's previous game was their home loss versus Nice (0-3). Until that loss this side had gained at least a draw from nine league rounds in a row. Monaco lost heavily in their last match (against Nice as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations. Midfield player Diatta was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Diatta hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 39 successful passes (of 45 total).
The fixture earlier was the Europa League-battle against Bayer Leverkusen (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties), a home defeat (2-3).
Monaco have the goal stats of 24-12 (for/against) from 12 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other previously this match year: Monaco - Troyes 2-4. Troyes-Monaco H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Troyes three wins, Monaco five wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  W. Ben Yedder 14 goals |  B. Embolo 12 goals |
Troyes missing players
Monaco missing players
| Troyes | Monaco | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | 53 |
| 55 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 34 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 60% |
| 56% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 40% |
| 32% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 32% |
| 76% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 68% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 42% | 28% |
| 24% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11.6 | 12 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 13.8 | 12.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 33% | 28% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 33% | 37% |
| 15.1 | 14.8 | 17.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.8 |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
- Monaco have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Monaco haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Troyes have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligue 1
- Troyes have the most conceded goals (55) in Ligue 1
- Troyes have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Ligue 1
- Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Ligue 1
- Troyes have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Troyes is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 39 | 60 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 52 |
| 3 | Monaco | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Lens | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | Rennes | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 | Lille | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Nice | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 41 |
| 8 | Lorient | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 38 |
| 10 | Reims | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Clermont | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Nantes | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -26 | 21 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 21 |
| 18 | Brest | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -16 | 20 |
| 19 | Troyes | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -21 | 19 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -32 | 10 |
